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CutCommon Magazine
“Aksuna’s concern for her listener is refreshing and even empowering. Love Child shares in the hurts, the loves, the lessons, and the joys, and reminds us that a piano and a giving soul are capable of it all.”
Arts Hub
“The telling of a story with classical music still gets pushed out into performative mediums like opera, film and live art and yet there is so much that can be said by the instruments themselves. That is, if the right composer comes along. Pianist Aksuna tells a story that spans a young life still being lived, complete with the growth, reflections, passions and shocks that change, but never end.”
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Aksuna is an award-winning Australian pianist-composer based in Germany. She brings a unique blend of classical virtuosity, emotive originality, and philosophical depth to her music. Aksuna's compositional voice was profoundly shaped by her brief but impactful work as a palliative care music therapist, where she developed an intimate understanding of music's emotional power and its ability to connect deeply with the human spirit. Her growing body of works includes two original solo piano albums, an EP, three short film scores and other commissioned works. Aksuna strives to respect and honor the high level of technique required to master the piano, ensuring that each composition is both intellectually engaging and deeply evocative. Aksuna is an associated artist at the Australian Music Centre.
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Aksuna is an award-winning Australian pianist-composer based in Germany. She has a background as a concert pianist and a music therapist, latter which deeply shaped her intimate understanding of music's emotional power and ultimately influenced her compositional voice. With this unique blend of influences, her compositions are both intellectually engaging and deeply evocative.
Her works have been featured across Australian radio networks including Classic FM, 2MBS, and 3MBS, with performances spanning continents — from local halls in Sydney to international premieres in Hamburg and Boston. Her growing body of work includes two original albums, an EP, three short film scores, as well as a range of commissioned pieces. One of her pieces was featured and released under Universal Music. In 2022, Aksuna received second prize in the Australian National Composition Award and in 2024, she selected as one of five composers for the Boston-based collective, FUSE: Collaborations in Song. In 2025, she represented the Australian Music Centre in Classical:NEXT in Berlin as a fellow, delegate and panellist.
Aksuna is an associate artist at the Australian Music Centre.
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